Properties Magazine August 2017 : Page 62

CROWD PLEASER The Beach House has hosted a number of events throughout its inaugural summer season – including Edgewater Live, a series of free concerts held every Thursday evening in warmer months. railings conjure luxury liner handrails and glow at night thanks to dime-sized casings of LED lights, each individually cut in and wired. “The technology is actually pretty cutting-edge,” Horton says, citing Wi-Fi that reaches quite far onto the beach and extended underground wiring and sound boxes at Centennial Plaza that allows for easy band set-up. A ‘signature landmark’ “A high level of coordination [was required] to get from the roof down-stairs and everything we needed to have for the foundations and underground Proud to have provided concrete services for EDGEWATER BEACH HOUSE with THE ALBERT M. HIGLEY CO. NORTH COAST CONCRETE Brian R. Dalrymple, Vice President Ź Ź Quality Workmanship On-Time Performance Ź Ź Customer Satisfaction Emphasizing Safety Member of: 216-642-1114 www.northcoastconcrete.com 6061 Carey Dr., Valley View, OH 44125 62 utilities,” says Andrew Hudak, project manager at Higley. “It was a lot of work to get everything to fit.” “We also had to make sure we pro-tected existing trees. There are tree stands along the beach, and Metroparks staff helped,” Hudak adds. Metroparks handled planting, land-scaping and more, says Horton. “They were a very active and involved client, and dealt with the logistics of trying to keep the beach open and the rails open to allow users to continue to use the beach while construction was taking place,” he says. While the winter months were trying – sandstorms and cold are a challenging combination – the work on the site was popular even before the opening, says Garuccio. During May, when Higley was wrapping up its work on the building, crowds of people would drop by to watch. “When we were hired, Metroparks said they wanted a signature landmark,” says Hudak, noting the Beach House is at the end of the Towpath Trail and is an integral part of the whole park system. “This is the North Coast. It was great to see people gawking at construction. I’ve never had a project where so many people were circling the site.” P Properties | August 2017